However, the academic believes that despite the difficulties a couple “could certainly become aroused and reach climax in space. “

There was a report several years ago that NASA had performed space-sex “experiments”, but it turned out to be a hoax.

In his book The Last Mission, French author Pierre Kohler claimed that NASA had commissioned a study on sexual positions in outer space. He cited a fictional document, widely available online, that describes subjects experimenting with 10 different positions, six of which required an elastic band or sleeping-baglike tube to keep the couple together in zero gravity.

I haven’t been able to find the “widely available” document, but if anyone sees it please post a link in the comments! In the meantime, scientists can only speculate:

He said: “Any mechanism that would help keep the bodies of the couple pressed together, like a sleeping bag anchored to the wall, would help facilitate intercourse. “In that situation – a couple in a sleeping bag – the natural positions would either be missionary – face-to-face – or in a spooning position. “So, I would guess that either of those positions would be the most likely to succeed.

Where would you most want to have sex if you could get away with it? Let us know in the comments.

Would like to join the mile high club! Wife has given me a handjob on a plane but not to completion. It’s fun to mess around on a plane but I heard you can get in trouble if you both go in the lavatory.

My wife gave me a handjob under some covers on a plane (not to completion just for fun) and I’ve wanted to join the mile high club but she’s afraid we would get into trouble. Sounds like fun to me though!

With the coming rise of space tourism due to vehicles like Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Shepard) I have no doubt some enterprising couple will book a solo flight to become the first members of the 62 mile high club.

Farther into the future as more and more people start living and working in space they will figure out how to properly “do the deed”. Honestly the major issue is microgravity which can be avoided if you spin your spacecraft (like the Endurance in “Interstellar”) or just wait until you get to the moon or Mars.